6th Grade - Chapter 2 Vocab

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Self-governing city with surrounding lands and villages

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City-State

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A wall along a riverbank to prevent flooding

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Levee

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Watering dry land using canals or pipes

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irrigation

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A writing system with wedge-shaped symbols from Ancient Sumer.

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Cuneiform

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A special agreement

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Covenant

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Belief in one God

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Monotheism

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A person believed to speak for God

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Prophet

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Religion of the Jewish People

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Judaism

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A raised structure for transporting water over distances

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Aqueduct

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A written set of laws for all under a government

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Code of Law